Cecil Holden-White
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Cecil Henry Holden-White | ||
Date of birth | 3 November 1860 | ||
Place of birth | Kensington, London | ||
Date of death | 21 September 1934 | (aged 73)||
Place of death | Kensington, London | ||
Position(s) | Left half | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Corinthian | |||
National team | |||
1888 | England | 2 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Cecil Henry Holden-White (3 November 1860 – 21 September 1934)[1] was an English international footballer, who played as a left half.
Life[]
He was born in Harold House on Lansdown Road in Kensington, the son of Henry White (d.1900) and his Swiss wife, Eleanor D'Ouchy (d.1912). He attended Brentwood School. His father was a wine merchant and Cecil originally trained as this.[1]
As a footballer he first played for Clapham Rovers then Swifts.
White played for Corinthian F.C. from 1882 to 1891 and was their first captain. He earned two caps playing for England in 1888.[2]
Family[]
He was nephew (or great nephew) of the geologist Rev Francis Le Grix White FRSE FGS, and was executor of his will.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b c "England Players - Cecil Holden-White". www.englandfootballonline.com.
- ^ Cecil White at Englandstats.com
Categories:
- 1860 births
- 1934 deaths
- English footballers
- England international footballers
- Corinthian F.C. players
- Association football wing halves
- Clapham Rovers F.C. players
- English football midfielder, pre-1880 birth stubs